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8-ʙɪᴛ™ @the8bitidiot.bsky.social · 6h

Free her!!!

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Andy Pressman @andypressman.itch.io · 1d

'cool as a cucumber' obviously very uncool, but clean… now you're talking

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Kevin Foster @kevinhfoster.bsky.social · 1d

Massive escalation at the Portland ICE facility. Worst I’ve ever seen. More pepper balls than I can count. Teargas in the middle of crowd. Violent arrests. Some type of either noise or rubber bullet shotgun fired into the air then later aimed at protesters chests/heads at near point blank range.

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Andy Pressman @andypressman.itch.io · 1d

Genuinely can't tell if I'd despair or delight If I were to come across 'clean as a cucumber' in someone else's game rules. How twee, thee

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Andy Pressman @andypressman.itch.io · 1d

I like this game

A d6 table from an rpg:
4.1 I ATTEMPT TO AVOID DANGER
1–2 I make the situation worse. If it hurts, roll IT HURTS
3–5 I dodge the proverbial bullet. If it’s a literal bullet, roll I CAST THE SPELL
6 I get away clean as a cucumber

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Andy Pressman @andypressman.itch.io · 1d

Joshua Tree sounds so different and good through the lens of Eno's production instead of Bono's voice

Matthew Perpetua @fluxblog.bsky.social · 5d

ENO UNIVERSE playlist! A retrospective of Brian Eno’s body of work from 1972-1995 including his solo rock and ambient records and his collaborations with Bowie,Talking Heads, U2, Devo, Fripp, etc! All links and annotated tracklisting in the newsletter issue fluxblog.substack.com/p/fluxblog-5...

Fluxblog 566: ENO UNIVERSE

A retrospective of Brian Eno's music 1972-1995

fluxblog.substack.com

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Andy Pressman @andypressman.itch.io · 2d

I’d kill at a Taskmaster larp

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Andy Pressman @andypressman.itch.io · 3d

My new magic system is donezo

A screenshot of a table. It reads:
4. Wizards
4.1 I know just the thing
4.2 I cast the spell
4.2.1 Oops

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mitch (he/him) @drmitchpdx.bsky.social · 3d

i’ve given this serious thought and determined that if you wanted to find an analogous expression of the Poster’s Heart applied to protest tactics look no further

The Oregonian @oregonian.com · 3d

Things are happening at Portland's ICE facility tonight.

Read more of our protest coverage here: www.oregonlive.com/crime/2025/1...

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GHOULLIKEHELLMACHINE @golikehellmachine.com · 5d

lmao, kristi noem wanted a black bloc fight and got an inflatable rave instead. fuck you DHS, rip city forever.

Courtney Vaughn @courtneyvaughn.bsky.social · 5d

Streets are still closed off in front of the Portland ICE facility at 8:30pm. Protesters have gathered on a side street. Dance party in progress.

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Andy Pressman @andypressman.itch.io · 6d

A good sauce needs time to simmer

Andy Pressman @andypressman.itch.io · 6d

Right because I lack a distinct point of view

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Andy Pressman @andypressman.itch.io · 6d

Good type helps tho

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Andy Pressman @andypressman.itch.io · 6d

You don’t need art, you need a distinct point of view

Not Writing Games @notwritinggames.bsky.social · 6d

"You need great/expensive/eye catching cover art to be able to sell games."

My game Nasty Brutish & Long has a cover that is literally just words.

I have sold 100 copies. It is well-reviewed. I am very proud of it.

notwriting.itch.io/nasty-brutis...

Cover art of Nasty Brutish & Long showing the title in dark printed script with a bloody red ampersand. Below a that a revolution is described as if it was a broadsheet from the industrial revolution.

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Andy Pressman @andypressman.itch.io · 7d

felt ptsd watching this

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Andy Pressman @andypressman.itch.io · 7d

Hips for days

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Andy Pressman @andypressman.itch.io · 11d

And pink like piggie

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Andy Pressman @andypressman.itch.io · 11d

Pink robots deemed treyf

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Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social · 11d

apparently the 25th anniversary of this legendary goal

www.youtube.com/watch?v=8iBM...

Thierry Henry's amazing goal vs Manchester United!

YouTube video by Football Highlights

www.youtube.com

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Andy Pressman @andypressman.itch.io · 12d

Kieron Gillen, confirmed MUSH player. There are tens of us!

Kieron Gillen @kierongillen.bsky.social · 12d

On the day that commences my 50th year on this planet (and the 40th of playing RPGs), I start my list of my favourite 101 RPGs that I've played. It's in order.

So we begin with my least favourite RPG of all time.

Drumroll...

My 101 Favourite TTRPGS: 101 - Old Men Running The World

Earlier this year, we saw John Harper on the socials having worked out how many TTRPGs he's played. It was a big number. It made Jim and me sit back and do

oldmenrunningtheworld.com

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Andy Pressman @andypressman.itch.io · 13d

Wonderful write-up!

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emily @soupmuse.bsky.social · 15d

Highly recommend you read Sarah’s article for some history on Trump in Portland

newrepublic.com/article/1591...

The Battle of Portland

How mass protests against racist police brutality sparked a historic federal crackdown on dissent

newrepublic.com

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Mitch Green @councilorgreen.bsky.social · 16d

Trump has escalated his attack on Portland by deploying more Feds to Portland for the purpose of intimidating and silencing our community, so that we comply in advance with his fascist regime. Don’t acquiesce. Join an org, talk to your neighbors and build solidarity networks to keep each other safe.

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Andy Pressman @andypressman.itch.io · 16d

Started to do the math and discovered that I've designed over 100 books in this series? www.versobooks.com/collections/... That's too much book! Nobody should make that many of a thing.

Cover selections from volumes 4 through … 11? 12? of the Radical Thinkers series from Verso Books

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Andy Pressman @andypressman.itch.io · 16d

I included one rpg I designed the cover (and interior layout!) of, to make the gamers feel comfortable clicking the images

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